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Concept Drift Analysis and Malware Attack Detection System Using Secure Adaptive Windowing

Emad Alsuwat^1,*, Suhare Solaiman¹, Hatim Alsuwat²

1 Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Taif, 26571, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Computer Science, College of Computer and Information Systems, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 24382, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Emad Alsuwat. Email:

Computers, Materials & Continua 2023, 75(2), 3743-3759. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.035126

Received 08 August 2022; Accepted 29 January 2023; Issue published 31 March 2023

Abstract

Concept drift is a main security issue that has to be resolved since it presents a significant barrier to the deployment of machine learning (ML) models. Due to attackers’ (and/or benign equivalents’) dynamic behavior changes, testing data distribution frequently diverges from original training data over time, resulting in substantial model failures. Due to their dispersed and dynamic nature, distributed denial-of-service attacks pose a danger to cybersecurity, resulting in attacks with serious consequences for users and businesses. This paper proposes a novel design for concept drift analysis and detection of malware attacks like Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) in the network. The goal of this architecture combination is to accurately represent data and create an effective cyber security prediction agent. The intrusion detection system and concept drift of the network has been analyzed using secure adaptive windowing with website data authentication protocol (SAW_WDA). The network has been analyzed by authentication protocol to avoid malware attacks. The data of network users will be collected and classified using multilayer perceptron gradient decision tree (MLPGDT) classifiers. Based on the classification output, the decision for the detection of attackers and authorized users will be identified. The experimental results show output based on intrusion detection and concept drift analysis systems in terms of throughput, end-end delay, network security, network concept drift, and results based on classification with regard to accuracy, memory, and precision and F-1 score.

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